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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Dutch Baby with Spiced Peaches

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I've been trying to organize my freezer in anticipation of the holiday. While grouping things more logically, I came across a bag of peaches that had been thrown in there last summer. I'd also been thinking about holiday breakfast menus and a recipe I'd found in "Baking At Home with The Culinary Institute of America". The recipe that caught my eye was for a Dutch baby pancake that was topped with spiced peaches. Dutch babies, sometimes called German pancakes, are puffy baked pancakes similar to the German Apfelpfannkuchen. Actually, it's a misnomer to call these pancakes. They're far more like Yorkshire pudding than conventional pancakes. They are light and fluffy and very easy to do. If you are planning special holiday breakfasts, you might want to consider serving Dutch babies. If there'll be more than six at your table go to Cooks for a recipe that can be scaled to feed a variable number of people. While I topped my test "baby" with the recommended peach topping, I think I'll use raspberries or blackberries the next time I prepare these. Here's the recipe.

I do have a cast iron skillet....somewhere!! I'll have to go searching for it to make one of these soon. But, I best wait 'til Bud gets up out of bed or I wouldn't hear the end of it with me banging doors, and digging 'round in the kitchen in search of the elusive skillet.

This looks scrumptious. And the peaches you used doesn't look 'slimy' like most cooked peaches...which is a big plus for me.

I love these. I even bought some little skillets to make individual ones for overnight guests. I've done apple but never peaches but truly our favorite way to eat them is with a smear of butter, a sprinkle of lemon juice and a shower of powdered sugar.

And yes, I'm not sure why they're called a pancake -- they definitely are a variation of a yorkshire pudding!

Mary, I first have to say, "I was more than curious with the title of this post. I had visions of little 'dutch boys' marching around in wooden shoes, mashing spices in vets of sliced peaches." Don't think I ever heard a puff pancake referred in this manner.

But you definitely have a winning recipe here. Taking frozen fruit from last summer and turning it into a delectable bit of delicious goodness on these cold late fall mornings. Many thanks...

Mmmmhhhhmmmm, this receipe really sounds great. In Austria we also know some kind of pancakes / "Pfannkuchen". We call them "Palatschinken" and eat them sweet or spicy, filled and rolled (like tortillas) for instance with apricot jam or minced meat. Here you can see some photos of Palatschinken (and perhaps you can try to translate the receipes with google translator?):

Mmmmhhhhmmmm, this receipe really sounds great. In Austria we also know some kind of pancakes / "Pfannkuchen". We call them "Palatschinken" and eat them sweet or spicy, filled and rolled (like tortillas) for instance with apricot jam or minced meat. Here you can see some photos of Palatschinken (and perhaps you can try to translate the receipes with google translator?):

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